House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the United States
A congressional committee is accusing China of fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. A report released Tuesday by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl outside the country.
Congress' top China critics arrive in Taiwan for a visit that's sure to draw scrutiny from Beijing
Some of the U.S. Congress' staunchest critics of China are visiting Taiwan in a show of support that's certain to draw scrutiny from Beijing, which views such interactions as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island.
A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week
In a single week, the Republican chairs of three U.S. House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOPโs top talent.
Lawmakers press for more scrutiny over China's 'malign influence' at development bank
Lawmakers intent on reducing Chinaโs influence on the U.S. economy are seeking to push the Treasury Department to reduce the scale of Beijingโs influence at the Inter-American Development Bank, which supports economic and social development in Latin America and Caribbean.
Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill
โThe biggest winner of our new defense bill is China! I will veto!โ Trump said. The threat was Trump's first since the defense bill cleared the Senate on Friday, following earlier passage by the House. McConnell said it was important for Congress to continue its nearly six-decade long streak of passing the defense policy bill. Trump tweeted last Tuesday that he will veto โthe very weakโ defense bill unless it repeals Section 230, part of the communications code that shields Twitter, Facebook and other tech giants from content liability.